Investigation on compliance of hand hygiene of healthcare workers / 中国医学科学院学报

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the hand hygiene (HH) compliance and its influencing factors in order to improve the HH of healthcare workers (HCWs).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>HH compliance of HCWs in randomly sampled departments in our hospital was observed and recorded single-blindly by specially-trained staffs using a uniform method.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total compliance rate of HH of HCWs was 30.2%, which varied among different departments and posts, and working areas. It was significantly higher in ward doctors than in outpatient physicians (P < 0.01). However, the compliance was not significantly different among nurses in different departments (P > 0.05). The compliance of HH of HCWs after surgical procedures (40.4%) was significantly higher than that before procedures (19.6%) (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The compliance of HH of HCWs remains low, which is somehow affected by factors such as departments, posts, and treatment modes.</p>